Thursday, August 14, 2008

Swimming: Nocher Wins But Not Fast Enough

Melanie Nocher won her heat in the women's 200m backstroke, setting a new Irish record of 2:12.29. Unfortunately, that wasn't fast enough to see her through to the semi-finals. While her was quick enough to win the fourth heat, it was well outside the slowest qualifying time, recorded by Gemma Spofforth of Britain in the third heat (2:10.58).